Watch out pedestrians

[SueEllen]

Wide pavements like that usually have clearly defined cycle paths.

Nope not where I am.

The various authorities have just stuck little blue signs on pavements.

[LondonManc]

There's an underpass I used to use that has a small wall dividing the cycle lane from the footpath. Some dozy bint on her bike got on the wrong side of the wall. Instead of getting off and pushing, she tried to carry on, ringing her bell warning the pedestrians to get out of her way. It wasn't greeted with the greatest tolerance.

It wouldn't have been greeted with her keeping her bike in Salford!

[sal]

Fine by me, as long as the police stops and warns any cyclist that "overtakes" a pedestrian with a gap of less than 1.5m.

[SueEllen]

Fine by me, as long as the police stops and warns any cyclist that "overtakes" a pedestrian with a gap of less than 1.5m.

Including 7 year old children?

[LondonManc]

Including 7 year old children?

You're encouraging 7 year-olds to get closer to strangers?

[SueEllen]

You're encouraging 7 year-olds to get closer to strangers?

Nah to run them over.

[LondonManc]

Nah to run them over.

Oh that's fine then; carry on.

[sal]

Including 7 year old children?

Are you saying 7 year old shouldn't be warned about the danger they pose to pedestrians (and themselves) whilst riding on the pavement?

[SueEllen]

Are you saying 7 year old shouldn't be warned about the danger they pose to pedestrians (and themselves) whilst riding on the pavement?

You stated all cyclists should give pedestrians a 1.5m distance. As most pavements are about that wide and it is children who are commonly pavement cyclists I was merely pointing out the stupidity of your comment.

Children are taught not to cycle, scoot, walk or whatever into other people as a matter of course unless ALL their parents/teachers/guardians are dumbasses.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Some pavements are shared use.

That's where conflict often occurs as pedestrians have to be told that.

Oddly it's not people who you would expect to have difficulty getting out of your way who don't, but the opposite.

FWIW, I'm fairly certain that on shared use pavements, pedestrians still have priority (unfortunately I can't provide a citation for that).

I think many cyclists would agree that shared use pavements are rubbish. Even segregated paths aren't much better, though I will use them if the alternative is a NSL road or dual carriageway. But generally I prefer to use the road and will do so on normal roads even if there is a "path". I believe advice is to only use paths if you're going slower than 12mph - I can manage that and I'm not even that fit, a fit cyclist on a road bike can easily manage 20-30mph.